America’s border

JUNE 26, 2014, 3:34 PM, MCALLEN, TEXAS - After an arduous two-week journey from San Salvador, El Salvador, five-year-old Oswaldo Ramirez, 5, is fascinated by a balloon while waiting with family at the bus station. Ramirez was traveling with his mother and two siblings as they headed to Maryland after being processed by U.S. Immigrations.

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JUNE 26, 2014, 3:34 PM, MCALLEN, TEXAS - After an arduous two-week journey from San Salvador, El Salvador, five-year-old Oswaldo Ramirez, 5, is fascinated by a balloon while waiting with family at the bus station. Ramirez was traveling with his mother and two siblings as they headed to Maryland after being processed by U.S. Immigrations.